2012年4月26日星期四

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Yahoo! News: World - China


Why Cameron's space plans flew but Gingrich's flopped

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GingrichPoor Newt Gingrich! The very same week the news broke that he plans to formally end his campaign for the presidency, the former House speaker got a second kick in the teeth when the Internet fell in love with an asteroid-mining plan put forward by James Cameron and the Google guys. The very same Internet that ridiculed Gingrich for his promise to build a permanent moon base by 2020.


Campaigning for the ‘cool’ vote

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U.S. President Obama speaks to students at the University of Iowa about the rising costs of educationThe Bottom Line President Barack Obama may be hipper than Mitt Romney but will it make a difference on election day? That's the question we are tackling today on The Bottom Line. Here's why we're doing it.  It was that Obama slow-jam on Jimmy Fallon. It's buzzing around everywhere. It got boffo ratings, went viral [...]


House ignores veto threat, passes cybersecurity bill

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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio speaks during his weekly news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, April 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)The House ignored Obama administration objections Thursday and approved legislation aimed at helping stop electronic attacks on critical U.S. infrastructure and private companies.


Flight quarantined at Chicago Midway Airport

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Flight Quarantined at Chicago MidwayA Delta flight is under quarantine at Chicago's Midway Airport after reports of an ill passenger, according to ABC News station WLS in Chicago. Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Chicago Department of Health are on the runway working with emergency...


Edwards trial: Highlights (and lowlights) from the first week

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FILE - In this April 12, 2012, file photo, former presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. John Edwards arrives outside federal court in Greensboro, N.C. Andrew Young retook the witness stand for a fourth straight day at Edwards' criminal trial in a North Carolina courthouse over accused campaign finance violations on Thursday, April 26, 2012. The former aide was the first witness called by the prosecution and is key to making the government's case that Edwards directed a scheme to use nearly $1 million in secret payments from two wealthy donors used to help hide his pregnant mistress as he campaigned for the White House in 2008. Edwards has pleaded not guilty to six criminal counts and faces up to 30 years behind bars if convicted. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)The John Edwards criminal conspiracy trial continues Friday in Greensboro, N.C., with Cheri Young, the wife of former Edwards aide Andrew Young, expected to take the witness stand. Young, the prosecution's star witness, dominated the first week of testimony, describing in elaborate detail how he was instructed to hide Edwards' affair with Rielle Hunter, a [...]


Bob Dylan, John Glenn, Toni Morrison to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom

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Brooklyn Museum's Sackler Center First AwardsClick image to see more photos. (AP/Chris Pizzello, file) Bob Dylan, John Glenn, Toni Morrison and Madeleine Albright will be among the 13 prominent figures to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest American civilian honor, from President Barak Obama later this Spring. Along with the musical megastar, the astronaut-turned-senator, the best-selling author and [...]


Taylor conviction sends warning to tyrants

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Former Liberian President Charles Taylor looks down as he waits for the start of a hearing to deliver verdict in the court room of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in Leidschendam, near The Hague, Netherlands, Thursday April 26, 2012. Judges were expected to deliver landmark judgements in the trial against the former president who is charged with supporting notoriously brutal rebels in neighboring Sierra Leone. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool)Former Liberian President Charles Taylor on Thursday became the first head of state since World War II convicted by an international war crimes court, a legal landmark observers say sent a clear message to tyrants around the world that their days of impunity are numbered.


Jobs planned to create real-life Willy Wonka tour of Apple facilities

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A customer walks under an Apple logo sign at an Apple shop in ShanghaiThe new biography Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success contains a lot of interesting new facts about computer pioneer Steve Jobs. Sure, you may already know that the FBI had a massive file on the Apple CEO detailing his sub-par college … Continue reading


In campaign speeches, Biden said 'middle class' 38 times

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FILE - In this March 15, 2012, file photo, Vice President Joe Biden in Toledo, Ohio. Biden has issued a strong defense of President Barack Obama's foreign policy record and suggested that Republican Mitt Romney doesn't understand the role of contemporary commander in chief. Biden delivered a campaign foreign policy speech Thursday at New York University. (AP Photo/Madalyn Ruggiero, File)When a reporter poses a question to the Obama campaign team about how the president will contrast himself with Mitt Romney, Team Obama points to the five "framing" speeches that Vice President Joe Biden has delivered over the last six weeks as the core of their reelection message.


President Michelle Obama? 'Absolutely not'

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Michelle Obama, Ann Romney, Hillary Clinton: In Personal Popularity, the Women RuleFirst Lady Michelle Obama made clear today that she does not plan to follow in Hillary Clinton's footsteps and run for president after her husband leaves office. "Absolutely not," the first lady declared today, when a girl at the White House for its "Take Your Daughters...


Deal on Senate vote on violence against women bill

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FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2010 file photo, then-Rep.-elect Kristi Noem, R-S.D. speaks during a Republican news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. House Republicans determined to show women voters that they have their interests at heart on Wednesday announced plans to renew the Violence Against Women Act, the federal government's main domestic violence program. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg, File)Senate leaders on Thursday overcame the gender politics that had roiled debate over the government's main domestic violence program and agreed to a vote on renewing it before heading home for a week's vacation.


Bin Laden's family deported to Saudi Arabia, Pakistan says

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Police officers escort a vehicle carrying the family of Osama bin Laden, in Islamabad, Pakistan on Thursday, April 26, 2012. A minivan carrying the three widows and children of Bin Laden has left the house where they have been staying in Islamabad and is en route to the airport, from where they will be deported to Saudi Arabia, officials and witness said. (AP Photo/B.K. Bangash)Pakistan's government says Osama bin Laden's three widows and his children have been deported to Saudi Arabia.


Syria blames 'terrorist' bomb factory for Hama blast

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Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar Al-Assad in KafranbelBEIRUT (Reuters) - The Syrian government and rebels traded blame on Thursday for a huge explosion which killed 16 people in the city of Hama, as a two-week-old U.N.-backed ceasefire looked increasingly fragile. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon accused Damascus of breaking its pledge to withdraw heavy weapons and troops from towns, saying he was "gravely alarmed by reports of continued violence and killing in Syria." Syria blamed "terrorist" bomb-makers for Wednesday's blast. ...


Soldier and dog’s reunion video a Web hit

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How do you say "welcome home" in dog? We're pretty sure this Great Dane Emmitt, nicknamed "Thunderpaws," got his super-excited message across. The overgrown pooch was reuniting with his dad, Trevor Chowder, who was returning from deployment in Afghanistan after spending nine months apart. The loving giant, who is normally not allowed to jump up [...]

SEC starts probe of Chesapeake CEO's well stakes

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File photo of Aubrey McClendon in New OrleansNEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has opened an informal inquiry into Chesapeake Energy Corp's controversial program that granted Chief Executive Aubrey McClendon a share in each of the natural gas producer's wells, a source familiar with the matter said on Thursday. That inquiry, being led by the SEC's office in Fort Worth, Texas, comes after Reuters reported about loans McClendon had obtained on those wells that raised concerns about a potential conflict of interest by the company's CEO. Chesapeake said it would end the program that gives McClendon a 2. ...


24 hours of worldwide eating mapped in terms of healthiness

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Do you typically eat healthier in the morning than the evening? A new interactive map created using app data suggests that's the general trend, especially in the United States. Developer Massive Health compiled data from its Eatery app — which lets users take … Continue reading

Photo captures bear falling safely from tree after tranquilized by police

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In a truly memorable photo, a bear can be seen falling from a tree after being tranquilized by police in Colorado. The young bear, estimated to weigh between 150 and 200 pounds, had wandered onto the University of Colorado at Boulder campus and climbed into a tree, according to the CU Independent, which captured the [...]

Woman allegedly calls in bomb threat over $14 electric bill

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Deidra Reed is facing a felony charge after allegedly threatening to blow up Oklahoma Gas & Electric over a $14 utility bill. "I remember flipping out, but I don't really remember what was said," Reed told local TV affiliate News9. According to an OG&E employee who has agreed to testify against her, Reed reportedly called [...]

Man willing to change his name to be able to attend an Apple event

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Have a ticket to Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) this June 11 that you're just not going to be able to use? Well, there's a man in San Francisco who wants to take that ticket off your hands — a man … Continue reading

Watch: Frog relaxes, world goes wild

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Frogs have a reputation for being kinetic creatures. Hoping from lily pad to lily pad, searching for flies. But sometimes, an amphibian just needs to relax. [Related: Purina Animal All Stars] Take this at-ease froggy, for example. She was caught on video while sitting on the edge of a deck, long legs hanging down, belly [...]

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